WeTeach_CS Summit 2019: Full Schedule

Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center – Georgetown, TX

9:45am CDT

Introduction to Programming with MIT’s Scratch

NOTE: Please bring a laptop, tablet, or chromebook to this session.
Have you ever wanted to learn about drag-and-drop programming but don’t know where to start? This hour-long introductory course is for you! We will be starting at the beginning with creating accounts and crafting simple programs. By the end, you will have the skills to make a simple video game (and bring what you've learned back to your school!). Perfect for teachers of grades 3 through 8.

Presenters

Ryan Torbey

Project Specialist, Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)

rtorbey@tacc.utexas.eduRyan Torbey is a computer science education advocate and former technology teacher. He is employed at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) as a Project Specialist as he pursues his PhD in STEM Education at the University of Texas. His research focuses... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
TAYLOR

K-8, Expose teachers to tools or resources for teaching CS

Company The University of Texas at Austin
URL https://scratch.mit.edu/
Email ryan.torbey@utexas.edu
Twitter Handle @RyanTorbey
Job Title Graduate Research Assistant

1:30pm CDT

Integrating Computational Thinking into ELA, Science, and Math

This session will provide an introduction to what computational thinking is and how you can be embed it into content area lessons. Appropriate for grades 3-5 and middle school.

Presenters

Chuck Gardner

Sr. Director of Government and Non-Profit Engagement, cyber.org

Chuck Gardner serves as the Senior Director for the Cyber Innovation Center and its academic initiative, CYBER.ORG. He has over 10 years of classroom experience and holds an EdD (Educational Leadership) and an MBA (Marketing) from the University of Phoenix and a BS (Marine Transportation... Read More →